I am not in the giving vein today. — William Shakespeare

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I am not in the giving vein today.

William Shakespeare

1597

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Generosity Giving Bad mood

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History (play)

Time

1597 The Renaissance

Person

William Shakespeare

Provenance

Current citation

Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Third." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 2.

Original citation

Shakespeare, William. Richard III. London: Andrew Wise, 1597, act 4, sc. 2.

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